WEBB: ONE THUMB UP

James Webb sounded like a Democrat with a capital 'D' but that was too much 'd' for some critics on both sides of the aisle-- Most press accounts quoted Webb's charges that Bush went to war 'recklessly' because now everyone sees it and it is 'safe' news but Webb was there at the beginning with men like Scott Ritter and Joe Wilson when opposing this elective war was not safe and when doing so meant the risk of great injury to one's character and reputation by the smear mongering corps of Karl Rove-- Webb, and other courageous individuals not fooled by the phony intel and the mindless cheerleading pervasive to the pro-war mainstream media at the time, predicted the mind-numbing and truly unnecessary violent chaos now engulfing Baghdad and surrounding environs-- This ignominous and fully-evident fruit of Bush's colossally stupid decision to initiate an aggressive war against Iraq taints many of Webb's fellow demies including presidential hopefuls now desperately seeking to camouflage their earlier complicity--

Webb didn't mince his words in the rest of his response to the State of the Union speech but many media outlets did it for him-- Webb's criticism of exhorbitant CEO mega-pay at the expense of their workers and the phony way our economic health is measured was summarily scissored from many reports coming in from mainstream outlets-- Today the economic headlines listed below would back up Webb's challenge but none of the 'celebrity candidates' deigned to pick up on Webb's message and further the attack--

Months ago when Webb won his primary battle this blog called him a Bellweather candidate whose unvarnished decision to run on principle instead of vague posturing would separate him from the crowd but questioned whether he could attract enough money to challenge then Senator Allen-- Webb won a close decision against the self-destructive Repo incumbent who months earlier was being groomed and annointed by the vacuous press as a man of presidential timber-- Look how wrong they can be-- Fundraising, though, is the name of the game and the media will politically mythologize anyone it thinks has cash cow potenial-- Macaca!!!!!....indeed--

One should not doubt Webb's courage to challenge to the current corrupt one-party order but his direct contribution on the State of the Union response will go for immediate nought if his week-knee-ed compatriots in the little 'd' democratic party fail to ally themselves to his courage-- Webb will not leave the room when the fight starts, but how many of these poseur demies will defend his backside??-- If Webb asks 'How far?' my guess is too few if any demie incumbents will answer back, 'All the way'?????-- There isn't enough wind in a hurricane to cover all the wet fingers held skyward in the political air these days-- This is gut-check time...time to step up!!!!!-- Hemorrhaging support through inaction will sound the death knell for this new congress more quickly than one might normally think-- More than 50% of the voting public now consider themselves 'independent' before either democrat or republican-- The current mandate demands action and the fortitude to carry it out-- Be forewarned patience in the public body is stretched very thin--

Today the demies pulled the plug on working people failing to deliver the minimum wage increase as promised to those who haven't had a raise in ten bleeping years-- This bill was a centerpiece slam dunk on the new demie agenda-- None of the pols speaking and analyzing each other the other night saw fit to mention the current dire condition of the Housing market, the serious deterioration of the dollar's value on the international stage, the acute industrial collapse happening in the automotive sector, the realtime decline of oil production and the disrepair of the foremost mega-oilfields worldwide or the growing audacious build-up of war footing vis-a-vis Iran-- There is a huge job awaiting congressional action (none of it non-binding) and it was heartening to hear Webb confront some of those realities in the direct and fearless manner he chose-- The institutional smearmongers, George Will in particular, have sharpened their termite teeth and have in their crosshaired agenda the notching down of Webb-- How Far???-- We shall see!!!!

Ford Has $5.8 Billion Quarterly Loss, Worst Year Ever - Bloomberg (01/25/2007 10:34 AM)
Gulf states seen shifting away from U.S. assets - Reuters (01/25/2007 5:26 AM)
Bush plan won't end U.S. foreign oil dependence - Reuters (01/25/2007 5:28
U.S. December Home Resales Fall to 6.22 Million Rate - Bloomberg (01/25/2007 9:23 AM)
Calif. mortgage defaults up in 4Q - AFX (01/24/2007 4:29 PM)
Home sales drop in 2006 biggest in 17 years - Reuters (01/25/2007 2:38 PM)
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose to 325,000 Last Week - Bloomberg (01/25/2007 9:56 AM)
Corn has deep economic roots as high prices create ripple effect - USAToday (01/25/2007 5:28 AM)